Tag: Barring gear operation

 

STEAM TURBINE SOAKING

The soaking period in a steam turbine is the time it takes for all of the turbine’s internal parts to reach the same temperature before it is started up. This is important because steam turbines are very large and complex machines, and the different parts of the turbine expand atRead More

Barring Gear in Steam Turbines: How It Works and Best Practices

Barring gear is a mechanism used in steam turbines to rotate the rotor during certain operations. Barring gear is a mechanism used in steam turbines to rotate the rotor during certain operations, before turbine startup or after turbine shutdown. The barring gear allows for controlled and gradual rotation of theRead More